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David Murphy has decided to retire from baseball.

We figured this was coming after Murphy opted out of his contract with Minnesota Monday so he could spend more time with his family. The 34-year-old played for four teams across 10 major league seasons. He spent most of his career with Texas, appearing in both the 2010 and 2011 World Series. In 3,467 major league at-bats, Murphy hit .274 with 104 HR, 472 RBI and 54 SB. Apr 26 - 11:02 AM

According to WEEI's Rob Bradford, the Red Sox have no interest in re-signing David Murphy.

He opted out of his deal with Minnesota on Monday. Murphy spent most of spring training with the Red Sox but he didn't make the team's Opening Day roster. Boston appears to be comfortable with its current outfield of Mookie Betts, Jackie Bradley Jr., Brock Holt and Chris Young with Marco Hernandez serving as minor league depth. Murphy left the Twins to be with his family and appears to be headed for retirement. Apr 26 - 9:31 AM

Murphy, who was playing for Triple-A Rochester, asked for and was granted his release by the club. The 34-year-old was useful as a part-time player last season, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see him latch on elsewhere, but he could explore retirement. Apr 25 - 5:46 PM

Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that David Murphy has asked the Twins for his release.

Murphy signed a minor league deal with the Twins earlier this month and was hitting .194 (7-for-36) with one home run, one double, and three RBI through 10 games with Triple-A Rochester. The thought was that he would quickly make his way to the major league roster, but apparently an opportunity wasn't imminent. The 34-year-old recently discussed the possibility of retirement, so he could revisit that scenario now. Apr 25 - 4:45 PM

Eddie Rosario has been diagnosed with a fractured thumb and is done for the rest of the season.

The injury does not require surgery and only requires six weeks of rest and rehab, so Rosario should be 100 percent leading into spring training next February. The young outfielder batted .269/.295/.421 with 10 home runs and five stolen bases in 92 games this season for Minnesota. He drew just 12 walks in 354 plate appearances.

Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey said that Glen Perkins has made "solid progress" in his rehab from shoulder surgery.

Perkins underwent significant labrum surgery in late June. Falvey indicated that given the pace of his rehab, it is "reasonable" that the veteran closer will be able to pitch in games during spring training at some point. A more clarified timetable figures to be passed along after the calendar flips to 2017 and the team has a better idea of just how close Perkins is to a return to the mound. He started into a light throwing program near the end of October.